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Editorial
. 2020 Nov;24(11):1012-1013.
doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23654.

Where Has All the "HES" Gone: A Case in Point vs "Crusade" to Obscurity

Niraj Tyagi  1
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Editorial

Where Has All the "HES" Gone: A Case in Point vs "Crusade" to Obscurity

Niraj Tyagi. Indian J Crit Care Med. 2020 Nov.

Abstract

How to cite this article: Tyagi N. Where Has All the "HES" Gone: A Case in Point vs "Crusade" to Obscurity. Indian J Crit Care Med 2020;24(11):1012-1013.

Keywords: Acute kidney injury; Colloids; Critical illness; Crystalloids; Fluid therapy; Hydroxyethyl starch; ICU mortality.

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